Tiger Woods was driving at “high speeds” on a Florida residential road when his Land Rover clipped a small truck and rolled, according to the sheriff.

Woods was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence on Jupiter Island on Saturday (AEDT) — the fourth time he’s been involved in a crash.

Woods, who was not injured, was released on bail. Florida law required that he spend at least eight hours locked up before he could post bail.

Martin County Sheriff John Budensiek said Woods was overtaking a pressure cleaner truck on a two-lane road with a 30 mph (48 km/h) speed limit. He said authorities could not determine how fast Woods was going.

The Land Rover swerved to avoid a collision as he was passing the truck but clipped the back end of the truck’s trailer, Budensiek said. Woods’ car then rolled onto its driver’s side.

After the crash Woods showed “signs of impairment,” and investigators believed he had taken some kind of medication or drug.

He described Woods as lethargic and said he agreed to a Breathalyser test that showed no signs of alcohol, but refused a urine test and was arrested.

The sheriff said Woods was “cooperative, but he’s not trying to incriminate himself.”

He said Woods has the right to refuse the urine test and that authorities “will never get definitive results with what he was impaired on.”

This was the fourth time Woods has been involved in a car crash, most recently in February 2021 when his SUV ran off a coastal road in Los Angeles at a high rate of speed, leading to multiple leg and ankle injuries.

Tiger Woods’ mugshot released by Martin County Sheriff’s Office.

It was the second time Woods has been arrested for a DUI not as a result of the influence of alcohol.

He said he took a bad mix of painkillers when authorities found him in 2017 asleep behind the wheel of his car, the engine still running and its driver’s side damaged. Woods pleaded guilty then to reckless driving.

President Donald Trump, whose former daughter-in-law is dating Tiger Woods, was asked about the golfer when he landed in Miami on Friday afternoon for an investment summit.

“I feel so badly. He’s got some difficulty,” Trump said. “Very close friend of mine. He’s an amazing person. Amazing man. But, some difficulty.”

The crash occurred just before 2 pm local time on Friday, not far from where Woods lives on Jupiter Island.

Woods returned from multiple back surgeries to win the 2019 Masters for his 15th major.

His 82 titles on the PGA Tour is tied for the career record with Sam Snead.

Friday’s arrest comes as Woods was trying to decide if he was fit enough to play at the Masters, which starts on April 9.

His last official tournament was the British Open in 2024.

-with AAP